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| Wilkens and Wilkens Jig Way to Victory in WWA Combined Big Stone Event |
Ortonville, MN - Dusty Wilkens and Wes Wilkens won the first of two back-to-back one-day World Walleye Association Team Challenge events held on Big Stone Lake on the South Dakota-Minnesota border May 1 2004. This event was a combined event with both the South Dakota and Minnesota Team Challenge teams competing at the same location.
Dusty and Wes Wilkens were pitching jigs to shallow rocks on the Minnesota side of the lake to catch their winning weight of 11.03 pounds.
Dusty and Wes said they had twelve weigh fish during the day but went to the far North end of the lake to do a little trolling and caught the second biggest fish of the day to help their total weight. The Wilkens fish the South Dakota Team Challenge.
John Swanston and Shawn Proudlock placed second with a weight of 9.24-pounds. They were fishing the far North end of the lake and also caught the big fish of the day weighing 4.30-pounds. Swanston and Proudlock fish the South Dakota Team Challenge Division.
Jim Hartman and Brandon Fink placed third with a weight of 9.05-pounds. Hartman and Fink were jigging rocks near where the winners were. Hartman and Fink are also from the South Dakota Team Challenge Division.
The WWA is a friendly, fun, and affordable way to participate in the competitive world of walleye fishing. Extensive media coverage of tournament results can be found on www.walleyefirst.com and www.worldwalleye.com along with coverage in the Badger Sportsman Magazine, the official publication of the WWA. Subscriptions to the Badger Sportsmen are included when anglers become members of the WWA.
The WWA also offers a National Championship at the end of the year for qualifying teams.
These are just some of the reasons anglers choose to fish the WWA, "A Tournament Circuit For Fisherman, Run By Fisherman".
The World Walleye Association is sponsored by Yarcraft Boats and OutdoorsFirst Media.
For information on entering this tournament, tournament details, or complete information on the World Walleye Association Team Challenge Events, please visit the WWA website at www.worldwalleye.com or by calling 920-924-2100 |
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| WWA Minnesota Team Challenge Heading to Big Stone Lake for Back to Back Tournaments |
Fond Du Lac, WI - The third and fourth stops of the year for the World Walleye Association Minnesota Team Challenge will be at Big Stone Lake on the South Dakota-Minnesota border May 1st and 2nd 2004. With two tournaments completed, the point race for Minnesota Team of the Year is already heating up with only four points separating the first and second place teams.
Nate Cadwell and Greg Feurhelm are currently the point leaders with Tim Dick and Mike Tucker following a close second.
Registration and rules meeting will be April 30th at 5:00P.M. - 7:00P.M. for the May 1st tournament and May 1st at 5:00P.M. - 7:00P.M. for the May 2nd tournament.
The location for the registration and rules meeting will be the Matador Supper Club located on Hwy 72 in Ortonville.
These tournaments are limited to the first 100 teams to enter and all contestants must be members of the World Walleye Association.
The WWA is a friendly, fun, and affordable way to participate in the competitive world of walleye fishing. Extensive media coverage of tournament results can be found on www.walleyefirst.com and www.worldwalleye.com along with coverage in the Badger Sportsman Magazine, the official publication of the WWA. Subscriptions to the Badger Sportsmen are included when anglers become members of the WWA.
The WWA also offers a National Championship at the end of the year for qualifying teams.
These are just some of the reasons anglers choose to fish the WWA, "A Tournament Circuit For Fisherman, Run By Fisherman".
The World Walleye Association is sponsored by Yarcraft Boats and OutdoorsFirst Media.
For information on entering these tournaments, tournament details, or complete information on the World Walleye Association Team Challenge Events, please visit the WWA website at www.worldwalleye.com or by calling 920-924-2100. |
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